Wagon-loader.



G. L. SAMP.

WAGON LOADER.

APPLIOATION FILED DEC. 20, 1913 1,109,739, Patented Sep';.8,1914

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seam meters m ratelifedislepf-"si 1914" Application filed December 20, 1913.'- 1 Serial No. 807,868.

To all whom it may concern:

B i it' knownthat I, CHARLES L. SAMr,

citizen of the United Statesof America,

residing at Detroit, in the county of Wayne and State of]M1ch1gan,fhave lnvented'ce'rtain new and useful "Improvements in ll agon-Loaders, of which thelfollowing is a specification," reference being: haditherein to the accompanying drawings. I My invention relates towagon loaders and, has among'the objects thereof to provide animproved construction'of loader which; may be readily used in comiectionwithitheg ordinary wagon and ,which utilizes thef power of the te'am' bothfor gathering the; load a'ndfor hoisting thesame into the? wagon; to provide a simple and efficient; leader that maybe easily and cheaply 'manufacturedand which is not liable togettout' of order and further to provide a portable loader that may beireadily attached '01 detachedfrom the wagonpl .i i I Other objects of the invention will more In the drawings,Figure 1 is a perspec: tive View of the deviee embodying the in vention; Fig. 2 is a side elevation, showing the parts in a different position of adjust--; ment 3 Fig. 3 illustrates the load-gathering implement; and Fig. ,4 illustrates a detaili of construction. i i A designates the main frame of the; loader, composed'of spaced side-barsB 0,; and D are wheels "attachedto the side-bars B C adjacent the rear ends of the latter.

E F are c r'oss bars suitably attached to? the side-bars and G are diagonal braces each; connected at one end to a side-barandjhav-f ing its opposite endattaohed to the cross-2 bar F. Projecting upwardly from the rear;

' end of the main frame A is ,a frame H- comprising standards I J I attached adjacent; their lower ends to the side-bars B O, and;

I crossconnecting*bar K rigidIyjattachedE to the members I J of the'latter. g p v arebraces having their opposite ends; respectively connected-to the cross-bars andg t0 the cross-connecting bar Kyand M are diagonal braces for the standards I QLeaohi having one end attached thereto" as at. and having the opposite endconnected to'i theside bar as at O. i: f

Pivoted forwardly of -'the frame H is a; swingingfranie P which carries the lead gathering implement" Q; The frame P is adjacent the upper ends S, the lower endsfof which are pivoted at F to the side-bars and the upper ends of, which are rigidly connected together by a "cross-bar U1. Preferably th'e'latter is rein-' forced by diagonal braces V extendingbetween the member U and the uprights. Ar- I ranged centrally of the member U is a sheave NV over which passes the cable X may be attached to the draft conneetion of the horses.

loading manure. I Thus A designates the.

body of [the implement, composed of a p1urahty of spaced' 'tines B Connected at their rear ends to'a cross bar C and also'preferably reinforcedby an integral cross-bar D. Thelower or forward ends of the tines are pointed. Secured to the outer tines are bail-shaped members F towhich are con-" 5 nested the endsof chains G. The'opposite endsjof these" chains are attached to a member H provided centrally thereof with extends rearwardly therefrom and is provided at "its outer-fend with a bearing K for receiving the tripping'and guidingca-Q ble L., The handle J is preferably formed by spaced members M connected at their outer ends by a cross-bar N which carriesthe bearing K. Themembers M are shown herein'as formed of integral exten- V sions brewed theYtines, but'are preferably braced adjacent'th'e bearing G bya cross-conne ction Or and diagonal vbraces P r As'will be seen uponreferenee to Fig. 3,

' Normally theframe Pris in the position shown in Fig. 1,the uprights R S resting adjacent their outer tends upon the. crossherein shown as formed of uprights R and '7 that is connected to the implement Q, this cable leadmg forwardly of the mainframe fora considerable distance,in order that it bearing Itofwhich one end of the cable 7, 3 X issecured. I t I W W J is a handle for the implement which the tines and also the member M are formed of angle-shaped metallic bars, thereby pro- 'ividing an extremely strong but *comparatively light structure; Similarly find ,it desirable to constructthe various partsgof the frames A, and P, as fwell'asthe Ni braces thereof, of angle iron;

bar When a e; i's applied to theeable X to draw the same forward; thee-perm:

dle J to cause the latter to engage the ma-' terial to be loaded. A further movement will cause the lifting of the implement until the member H engages the sheave. During this lifting the implement is held in horizontal position by the operator through the means of the cable L. I H engages the sheave further movement of the cable X will cause the frame P to swing upwardly and forwardly over the wagon,

as shown in Fig. 2.. When the frameP has reached the desired position, the implement may be tripped by releasing the cable L. Forward swinging movement of the frame P is limited by means of a connectlon composed of rods Q S respectively attached at their outer ends to the uprights of the frame P and to the side-bars of the main frame and having theirinner ends provided with inter-engaging eyes R permitting the folding of the members Q S when the frame P is in the position shown in Fig.1; l/Vhen the implement is raised to a position in which the member H en 'a es the sheave, it is prevented from returningindependently of the frame P by a locking or retaining device T ,which is herein illus tr ated as composed of arms 'U' arranged respectively upon opposite sides of the sheave and having the hook-shaped ends V adapted to engage the member H, as shown in Fig. 2. These arms are pivotally connected at their upper ends, asfindicated at W, to the cross-bar U. I p

WVhen the parts are as shown in Fig. 2 and it is desired to return the frame P to the position shown in Fig. 1, it is merely necessary for the operator to pull upon, the cable L, since the implement is secured. to the frame P through the device T. However,

when the frame P engages the support .H

the cross-bar K will engage the arms U and rock the same forward to the position shown in Fig. 1, which will disengage the member H from the hook-shaped portion V.

While I have illustrated and described the preferred form of my invention, I do not desireto limit my protection to the exact construction show-n in the drawings, but consider the invention broad enough to embody necessary and obvious changes.

What I claim as my invention is 1.. A wagon loader, comprising a main frame, traction wheels secured to said frame, a swinging frame carried by the main frame, an upwardly-extending frame attached to the main frame. and adapted to supportsaid swinging frame in an inclinedfposition, a,

sheave carried by the swinging frame, a loading implement, a cable through said sheave and attached to said implement, said implement being adapted during. the loading movement thereof to. in-

itiallywraise to a predetermined position in- \Vhen the member .ment.

extending dependently of the swinging frame and to then move as a unit with said swinging frame.

2. The COIIlblIlZLtlOll wlth a mam frame composed of spaced side bars and cross-con- 'necting members, of a supporting frame composed of standards and a cross-bar connecting the standards adjacent the upper ends of the latter, said supporting frame being connected to the mainframe, traction wheels for the main frame, a swinging frame comprising uprights pivotally connected to said side-bars and a crosssbar connecting said uprights, a sheave carried by the swinging frame, a loading implement, a cable passing through said sheave and engaging said implement, means for limiting the forward swinging movement of the swinging frame, the latter being normally supported by said upright frame, and a guide and trip cable connected to said imple- 8. A-wagon loader, comprising a main frame, an upright frame, a swinging frame normally supported in an inclinedposition by said upright frame, an implement, means for raising said implement during the initial loading movement independent of said swmgmg frame and for then movlng sald implement and said swinging frame as a unit, and means for locking said implement to the swinging frame. I

4. A wagon loader, comprising a main frame, an upright frame, a swinging frame normally supported in an inclined position by said upright frame, an implement, means fOr' raising said implement during the initial loading movement independent of said swinging frame and for then moving. said implement and said swinging frame as a unit, and means for locking said implement to said swinging frame, said locking means being arranged to automatically release said implement when said swinging frame is returned to said inclined position.

5. A. wagon loader, comprising a main frame, traction wheels secured to said frame, a swinging frame carried by the main frame,

an upright frame normally supporting said swinging frame in an upright position, a

sheave carried by the swinging frame adja cent its upper end, a loading implement, a cable passing over said sheave and engaging said implement, said implement during the loading movement being adapted to move independently of said swinging frame until said implement is raised to adjacent the upper end of the swinging frame, there be ing cooperating bearings upon the swinging 1 frame andimplementarresting a further upward movement of the implement and for then causing the implement and swinging frame to move as a unit, and a pivotal member attached to the swinging frameand adapted to have a locking engagement with said implement, said implement during the said implement upon the initial 1 upward movement of said swinging'frame. .s

6Q A wagon loader," comprising a main frame, traction wheels-secured to said frame; a swinging frame carried by the main frame, an upright frame normally supporting said swinging frame in an upright position, a sheave carried by the swinging frame adjacent its upperend, a loading implement, a

cable passing over said sheave and engaging loading movement being adapted to' move independently of said swinging frame until said implement is raised to adjacent the upper end of the swinging frame, there being cooperating bearings upon the swinging frame and implement arresting a further said implement upon the initial upward movement of said swinging frame, and means for automatically releasing said implement when said swinging frame is returned to its inclined position.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature I in presence of two witnesses. I

7 CHARLES L. SAMP. Witnesses:

WM. J BELiiNAP, JA ES P, BARRY.-

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